Garment hanger



Feb. 25, v1958 B..N.R0B1NS A2,824,630

GARMENT'HANGER Filed July 26, 1954 Be/y N. Rob/'ns I N V EN TOR.

BY ZMMW United States Patent:

GARMENT HANGER Betty N. Robins, Detroit, Mich.

Application July 26, 1954, Serial No. 445,717

1 Claim. (Cl. 223-96) This invention relates to a garment hanger which has for its principal object the provision of means for supporting clothing or the like when in an extended position, yet which can be folded to a comparatively small compass for storage while traveling.

A further object of this invention resides in the provision of a garment hanger which is adapted to hold garments in a secure manner having leaves which cooperate with the arms of the hanger and which are resilient so as to facilitate the insertion of garments between the arms and the leaves, and which holds the garment by a suitable clamping action.

The construction of this invention features a pair of arms which are rotatably mounted on a mounting plate to which a hanger is also attached. The arms are provided with cam surfaces at their upper inner ends so that the arms may be folded upwardly to encase the hook when the hanger is not in use. However, when it is desired to support clothes on the hanger, the arms may be rotated downwardly until they engage the hook so as to lock the arms against further rotation.

Still further objects and features of this invention reside in the provision of a garment hanger that is strong and durable, simple in construction and manufacture, which can be manufactured from various readily available materials, such as metal, wood, synthetic plastic materials, and the like, and which is inexpensive to produce, thereby permitting wide distribution and utilization.

These, together with the various ancillary objects and features of the invention which will become apparent as the following description proceeds, are attained by this garment hanger, a preferred embodiment of which has been illustrated in the accompanying drawings, by way of example only, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the hanger comprising the present invention;

Figure 2 is a plan view of the garment hanger;

Figure 3 is an elevational view of the garment hanger shown in a collapsed or closed position;

Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional detail View as taken along the plane of line 4-4 in Figure 1; and

Figure 5 is a partial elevational detail view illustrating a modified form of the invention.

With continuing reference to the accompanying drawings wherein like reference numerals designate similar parts throughout the various views, reference numeral generally designates the garment hanger comprising the present invention. This garment hanger includes a mounting plate 12 of any convenient shape and dimensions to which a hook member 14 is secured, as by rivet 16, or the like. The hook 14 has a pair of substantially at surfaces at the edges 18 and 20 thereof.

Pivotally secured by means of rivets 22 and 24 to the plate 12 are a pair of arms 26 and 28 which have integrally formed therewith and bent back upon the arms leaves 30 and 32. The arms are constructed from a suit.

2,824,680 Patented Feb. 25, 1958 able resilient material, such as metal or plastic, and have struck therefrom retainers 34 and 36 which extend in the same direction as the arms 26 and 28. It is noted that the ends of the leaves 38 and 40 are outwardly turned to permit ready insertion of garments within the confines between the leaves 30 and 32 and the arms 26 and 28. Likewise, the retainers 34 and 36 which resiliently engage the arms 26 and 28 have their ends outwardly turned, as at 42 and 44. It is noted that the upper inner ends of the arms 26 and 28 are provided with arcuate cam surfaces 46 and 4S which are cut outwardly so as to permit the arms to be rotated upwardly to the position as is shown in Figure 3 wherein the hook 14 is received within the confines between the leaves 30 and 32 and the arms 26 and 28 to encase the hook and to hold the entire assembly in a collapsed position. However, when it is desired to utilize the device, the arms may be rotated downwardly until the inner flat edges thereof, as indicated at 50 and 52, engage the surfaces 18 and 20 of the hook 14. This will lock the arms in place and prevent further rotation thereof.

As is shown in Figure 5, there is a modified form of the invention in which a hook 60 is rigidly attached by means of rivets 62 to a mounting plate 64. Pivotally attached by means of rivets 66 and 68 to the mounting plate 64 are a pair of arms 70 and 72. In this form of the invention, the hook 60 has arcuate portions 74 and 76 forming locking surfaces which are engaged by the concaved portions 78 and S0 of the arms 70 and 72 to lock the arms in their extended position. The arms 70 and 72 are provided with the arcuate cam surfaces 82 and 84 for the purposes of permitting the arms to be folded as in the other form of the invention.

From the foregoing, the construction and operation of the device will be readily understood and further explanation is believed to be unnecessary. However, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

A garment hanger comprising a mounting plate, a hook attached to said plate, said hook having a shank, said shank having opposed edges having flat surfaces, a pair of arms pivotally attached to said plate coplanar with said hook and having fiat inner edges engaging the flat surfaces of said shank limiting the rotation of the arms when opened, said arms being of resilient construction and terminating in resilient leaves bent back upon said arms out of the plane of said hook and extending toward said hook with the upper and lower edges of said leaves being coplanar with the upper and lower edges of said arms, said leaves having resilient retainers struck therefrom, said retainers resiliently engaging said arms, said arms having cam shaped surfaces at their upper inner adjacent portions for rolling engagement with the flat surfaces on the opposed edges of said shank permitting said arms to be folded, said arms being foldable to wards each other and receiving said hook between said arms and said leaves.

References Cited in the tile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,193,356 Buxton Aug. 1, 1916 2,171,680 Baugh Sept. 5, 1939 2,555,672 Baugh lune 5, 1951 2,609,130 Burnell Sept. 2, 1952 

